Top Ten African American Inventors

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Directions: Match the inventor to his or her description.

Dr. Patricia E. Bath Elijah McCoy Garrett Morgan

George Washington Carver Granville T. Woods Jan Ernst Matzeliger

Lewis Latimer Lonnie G. Johnson Madam C. J. Walker

Otis Boykin

1. Invented an oil-dripping cup for trains: __________________________________
2. Invented the carbon filament of the light bulb: ____________________________
3. Invented a shoemaking machine: _______________________________________
4. Invented a train-to-station communication system: _________________________
5. Invented 400 plant products: __________________________________________
6. First female African- American millionaire: _______________________________
7. Invented the first traffic signal: _________________________________________
8. Invented 28 different electronic devices: _________________________________
9. Nominated to the National Inventors Hall of Fame: ________________________
10. Invented the world-famous watergun, the Supersoaker: ______________________

Which inventor is most interesting to you? Why?

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Would you want to be an inventor? Why or why not?

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